45A St John's Wood High Street London NW8 7NJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/05266/ADV - Advert Application (ADV) Approved
Signs & adverts

Proposal

Display of three externally illuminated Christmas crossing decorations measuring 1.4m x 10.2m suspended by catenary wires at three locations along St. John's Wood High Street; 1 x Gift Box Walkthrough Ground Feature on St John's Wood High Street; 1 x Christmas Tree will come with picket fence surround and dressed in fairy lights with a star topper. (St John's Wood High Street); and 12 x lamp post features (7 No. on St John's Wood High St) for a temporary period from 08 November 2026 until 17 January 2027. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2026
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Approved
30 Sept 2026

Approved on 30 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANT OF ADVERT CONSENT [PE] Decision Notice · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG INSTALL GUIDE ST JOHNS WOOD HIGH ST AND CIRCUS RD MAP AND PLANS Drawing · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG SJW_HIGH STREET Drawing · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG CROSSING SECTION ST JOHNS WOOD HIGH STREET Drawing · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS Background Papers · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

St John's Wood conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Article 4 Direction Class E To C3 Out Central Activity Zone · Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Air quality management area: Westminster AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Town centre: St John's Wood
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Local nature reserve 154 m away: St John's Wood Church Grounds
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
6 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Isaac Newton Public House, Grade II, 34 m away · 6 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £238,000 in March 1995. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.

30 March 1995£238,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area169 m² (1,819 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (65 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMid-terrace maisonette, 8 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Advert Application (ADV)
Postcode
NW8 7NJ
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Regent's Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
30 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Field & Lawn

How this decision compares

Decided in 57 days from validation, 15 days slower than Westminster's median of 42 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 83% of signs and adverts here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
1,208decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15120721
Planning Portal ref
PP-15120721
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Westminster
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#221 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Westminster is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #258 out of 296. Only 28% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Westminster is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 81% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 81% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Westminster decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #201 of 296
81%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #277 of 296
44%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #258 of 296
28%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #46 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
12 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
133 decided
4,602
Total decisions
648 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.